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arribada

/ɑɹɪˈbɑːdə/

arribada noun: a mass nesting of marine turtles.

Noun

arribada (plural arribadas)

  1. A mass nesting of marine turtles.
    • That this week’s arribada came early illustrates the olive ridley’s unpredictability, said Roldán Valverde, a sea turtle biologist from Southeastern Louisiana University.2015 September 25, Nicholas St. Fleur, “Costa Rica to Shield Sea Turtles”, in New York Times

Forms of arribada

pluralarribadas

Origin of arribada

From Spanish arribada.

Questions about arribada

What does arribada mean?
Arribada means a mass nesting of marine turtles.
What part of speech is arribada?
Arribada is a noun.
How do you pronounce arribada?
Arribada is pronounced /ɑɹɪˈbɑːdə/.
What is the plural of arribada?
The plural of arribada is arribadas.

Words near arribada in the dictionary

  1. Arriaga
  2. Arriagas
  3. Arrian
  4. Arriaza
  5. Arriazas
  6. arribada
  7. arribadas
  8. arriccio
  9. arriccios
  10. arride
  11. arrided

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